In this excerpt from Lonsec’s Australian Equities Large Cap Sector review, Lin Ngin writes the last 12 months have seen unusual trends emerge in the Australian equities l...

A scaling back of the services offered in Australia by S&P Capital IQ could be a symptom of an overcrowded market undergoing a rationalisation - but more consolidation co...

Securitor has launched a new investment research website which gives financial advisers access to product research and market commentary....

Despite ongoing concerns from the Finance Sector Union (FSU) about job cuts and offshoring at the major banks, most of the banks either deny there are set plans to cut jo...

The Federal Opposition says the Productivity Commission's review of default funds under modern awards need not take all year and that the MySuper legislation should be am...

Participants in the Australian managed funds market can now sign up to independent transaction network Calastone, which allows buyers and sellers of managed funds to elec...

Participants in the Australian managed funds market can now sign up to independent transaction network Calastone, which allows buyers and sellers of managed funds to elec...

Colonial First State's radical revamp of its FirstChoice platform had the ambitious goal of putting an end to the "fruitless debate" surrounding the fees charged by indus...

All sectors of the retail financial services industry have had a tough September quarter, with overall funds under management (FUM) falling by $47 billion since June....

Securitor, one of BT Financial Group's major dealer groups with 450 advisers, has joined the Association of Financial Advisers....

If Industry Super Network has ended 2011 as the industry's big winner, it came at the expense of the financial planning industry....

Industry consolidation, particularly involving large dealer groups, has the potential to shift large volumes of funds under management from current investment platforms i...

BT Financial has announced a new fee-for-advice option which will be made available to a number of BT Retail Personal Super and Pension funds....

SMSFs need to start focusing on the challenges of post-retirement, according to David Lees, general manager - superannuation and investments for the BT Financial Group....